-- Posted by TechnoShark at 5:33 pm on Sep. 7, 2008 Just finished my second week of my first year at a community college. I'm taking four classes:   Cinema History Composition (English) Math The course load feels like way too much.   I have a total of 394 pages to read, three directors to research, three essays to write and 8 pages of math problems to do - all by next weeks classes. This alone terrifies me. So I take a deep breath. Concentrate. Choose one thing to focus on at a time. And I feel so retarded. I'm not smart enough to deal with this. I don't feel like I can do this. And I don't know what to do. I work on the days I don't have class. I can't drop any classes because I barely have enough credits to keep my "good student" car insurance discount (which saves me over $150). I can't afford to quit my job. I'm freaking out. And I feel so alone about this. -- Posted by dreblex at 5:37 pm on Sep. 7, 2008 you're not alone. i'm pretty sure almost all of the students all over the world are freaking out about their new schools. you'll get used to it. -- Posted by Majo at 5:51 pm on Sep. 7, 2008 You're not alone. I was just talking to some guy on Wednesday who is having the same problem. He probably has at least 12 credits, maybe 16, and is working 32 hours a week. He said, "I'm so tired, I don't know how people do this." Poor guy. -- Posted by Miden at 5:55 pm on Sep. 7, 2008 Wow that does sound very tough. I'm in my first year of a community college too, and the workload is nothing even close to what your going through. -- Posted by TechnoShark at 5:55 pm on Sep. 7, 2008 Quote: from Majo at 5:51 pm on Sep. 7, 2008 You're not alone. I was just talking to some guy on Wednesday who is having the same problem. He probably has at least 12 credits, maybe 16, and is working 32 hours a week. He said, "I'm so tired, I don't know how people do this." Poor guy. Same here. 13 units and at least 30 hours a week. Plus my family expects me to take care of them.